Seattle CFUG Events
Have any suggestions for topics to cover during our monthly meetings? Maybe you have some questions on programing? Maybe you have a troubling bug that you can't fix? There are NO stupid questions as we're all still learning - so feel free to drop us a line or leave a post for us in the forum!Jun 14 Mura - Content Management System
6:30 PM @ Adobe in FremontFree CMS for managing website content
If you're looking for a free, full-featured content management system for ColdFusion then you'll want to use Mura.
While Wordpress is certainly king of the hill when it comes to CMS solutions, often times there is a need to modify or extend CMS solutions to fit client needs. Mura provides a perfect solution for CF developers looking to leverage a powerful open source solution for content management, both as a simple stand-alone website and extended as part of a larger application. You can check them out online at getmura.com
We're going to spend an evening digging into Mura to uncover the many built-in tools and benefits available to CF devs everywhere. Here's a list of the main Mura features from their website:
Authoring and Editing Content
Reusable content (customizable)
Pre-built dynamically generated navigation objects
Flexible templating engine
Workflow engine
Preview changes before publishing
Document and file management
Rich media upload
Context-sensitive help
WYSIWYG content editing
Advanced Features
Dynamically-generated CSS hooks
Dashboard real-time user and session reporting
Internal and external RSS feeds
E-mail marketing
Advertising manager
Multiple language/internationalization support (plugin)
Built-in extraneting with user login
Instant password protection
Integrated site search
Meta data support
Category-based navigation
Categorization
Dynamic indexes
Pre-built dynamically generated navigation objects
Easy form builder and data collection
Fuse-talk discussion forum integration
508 Accessibility
Calendaring
Content Delivery
Audit trails
Clustering
Staging to live server configuration available
Fine-grained caching controls
Content Management
Pre-built dynamically generated navigation objects
Content search
Versioning and 1-click roll-back
Manage external links
SEO-friendly URLs
Link management
Content scheduling
Personalization
Group membership access to content areas and levels
User preferences
Customized homepage with draggable RSS feeds
User authentication
Workflow and Site Administration
Role and group-based permissions
Security and access control
List of pending drafts
Collaborative authoring
Send for review
Save drafts
Workflow
If this sounds interesting to you then join us and find out how you can start using Mura in your web development.
